#deep space nine season 1

[filmjunky-99]

s t a r t r e k d e e p s p a c e n i n e created by rick berman, michael piller [dax, s1ep8]

'As for you, there is one favor I would ask.' - tandro

'Of course.' - dax

'Live, Jadzia Dax. Live a long and fresh and wonderful life.' - tandro

[garaks-padded-bra]

It’s just that I fell in love with a war

And nobody told me it ended

[thunderandsage]

dear god the opening of ds9 so good—the in medias res with the battle and the non-linear nature of grief??? fantastic

also i developed a crush on jadzia the minute she appeared onscreen but by the end of the episode all i desired was a spring wedding with kira nerys (and can you blame me??? no, i didn’t think so)

[samthetrekkie]

welcome to my tng watch along, where I will post my thoughts on yet another decades-old tv show for my own entertainment. (and anyone who is interested enough :))

wow, picard really is horn-ay for beverly. I thought this was going to be a slow burn thing but he was ready to jump her bones right there on the bridge in front of her son… and why does everyone have history in this anyway? I mean I'm not complaining, I love background stories between characters, but both romances? that was certainly a choice.

I still think q is one of the best characters that came out of star trek, yet undoubtably one of the most annoying. but other than janeway, who just rolls her eyes at him, picard seems like he wants to strangle him at any given moment. picard seems to have some anger managment issues in general... and holodecks?? best star trek invention.

I think data is going to be the missing one in my top 3 autistic-coded favorite characters in star trek. when he infodumped them and said "I'm sorry, I seem to be commenting on everything" and riker was like "no keep going my friend" :)) I think I actually liked riker the best in this one. can't decide on my overall favorite yet, but picard for sure is the most insufferable at the moment. but I'm looking forward to the character development! deanna is a work in progress for me as well so far.

so I'm all in, even after just one single episode. my dad is not convinced yet, but I'm like: the first tos episode wasn't exactly a masterpiece?? (I mean the first kirk tos episode - but even the cage was not a masterpiece, just iconic) and caretaker was not it either. the only first episode in star trek I remember liking was the ds9 one. but I will be coming back to that in…a few years at this rate?

[episodicnostalgia]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 106 (February 7, 1993) - "Q-Less"

The Breakdown

Jadzia returns from a trip to the Gamma Quadrant with a human woman named Vash, who claims to have been there for a couple years.  Regularly that wouldn’t make sense (the Gamma quadrant is very far away, and the wormhole was only just discovered a few episodes ago), but fans of TNG will recognize her as Picard’s old flame who became pet-travel-buddy to Q, a guy notable for being able to do literally anything he wants. We find out that Vash has parted ways with Q because she grew tired of dealing with his narcissistic bullshit, and she’s ready to retire on the profits of all the treasures she collected with her omnipotent sponsor.  But Q is pretty choked about Vash leaving him, and so he decides to hang around DS9 and see if he can’t change her mind.

While Quark sets up an auction for Vash’s Gamma treasures, Q sets about giving Sisko grief over the station’s latest technical troubles. It turns out one of Vash’s items-for-sale (a fancy glowing orb) is actually some kind of unhatched stingray-space-baby that’s dragging the entire station towards the wormhole (and destruction) in an attempt to return home.  Thanks to a few helpful hints from Q, along with a healthy dose of technobabble, Sisko and Co. figure out what's going on in time to beam the Stingray-baby back into space.  The Station is safe, and Q agrees to leave Vash alone.

The Verdict

The problem with this episode is that it kind of expects that you to know what Q’s deal is. The writers do their best to bring the audience up to speed on Q and Vash’s backstory, but it feels like we’re getting the sloppy seconds to a TNG story arc. At the end of the day I think Q’s dynamic is just better tailored to Picard’s more rigid demeanour; besides Sisko already has his own nonlinear space-deities to contend with.

2 Stars (out of 5)

Additional Observations

(Future) Hetero-Boyfriends: It’s hard to like Julian Bashir in these early episodes. He’s fairly sexist, and trying way too hard to be a Fuck boi, but thankfully his friendship with Miles O’Brien will become a saving grace for the character. That’s still a ways off as O’Brien’s disdain over witnessing Bashir’s conduct on a date is all too apparent, and it’s fun to watch.

Q notes that Sisko is easier to provoke than Picard, but afterward the commander and his entire crew are pretty good at keeping their cool while mostly ignoring him. Maybe that’s why he never came back.

[dragontamerno3]

DS9 S1 E 1-2 - The Emissary Part 1 and 2

About six ish months ago I did a full watch of Star Trek - The Next Generation and I posted a watchalong/episode recap on Facebook and my friends thoroughly enjoyed it, so I thought I’d do the same with DS9, but expand my posting over here. I had watch all of the Treks before Enterprise with my dad when I was a kid but a lot of that time has been blocked out by trauma and so I don’t remember the shows so it’s been like watching them all brand new. I’m looking forward to experiencing DS9 the same way.  This is my first watch-through of the entire series but admittedly this is the show that I *think* I remember the most of from a kid, so I'm pretty interested to see how this goes.

On to the episode recap

Not the biggest fan of it, but it wasn't the worst. The first scenes were WAAAYYY too jumpy/jostled. I get it, both being the product of its time and the fact that its a fight scene/aftermath of a fight scene, but it was not a pleasant experience for me.

I can appreciate the tension between Sisko and Picard and what happened with the Borg. It was a nice touch to bring back that whole tragic situation. That said when Sisko and Picard meet up for the first time, my attention was on Picard cause Sir PatStews acting there with the tone shift was on point.

In this episode Quark is my favorite, though I do think the "deal" Sisko made with Quark was pretty on point for Starfleet officers cause those fuckers are shady af you can't tell me otherwise.

I love Siskos's relationship with Jake already.

Kira is going to be my favorite or at least a treasure to me I already know this but she was kinda meh in this one and gave up waaayyy too easy.

Also loved how they didn't let Miles leave without a goodbye from Picard.

Overall, this was kind of a meh episode, not a fave but not a bad one, just middling.

5/10

[basingstokemercury]

It's very rare that my opinion of a character goes from "oh this guy's annoying" (literally the first thing I said about him not counting Birthright) to "BEST CHARACTER EVER CREATED WOW"

So I seem to keep saying this but amazing work Alexander Siddig and the DS9 writing team

[kingoftheu]

So I lied, I cheated, I bribed men to cover the crimes of other men. I am an accessory to murder. But most damning thing of all, I think I can live with it. And if I had to do it all over again, I would. Garak was right about one thing. A guilty conscience is a small price to pay for the safety of the Alpha Quadrant, so I will learn to live with it. Because I can live with it. I can live with it. Computer, erase that entire personal log.

[hq-screencaps]

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 1, 2 and 3 ↳ SD logofree screencaps

[filmjunky-99]

s t a r t r e k d e e p s p a c e n i n e created by rick berman, michael piller [in the hands of the prophets, s1ep20] 'Bajor'

[theoraclephobetor]

ladies……. please, allow me. *immediately fucks it up*

[breezybeej]

Hey muties, if you aren't careful, one day your inbox may look like this

[scarletv0id]

It just occurred to me that it’s been over a year since I started watching DS9.

That’s really weird to think about for me because it was such a big part of my life for three solid months of summer.

And it still is! I’m not used to that at all. Usually fandoms come and go for me, and I can cling for awhile but not for too long.

But I’m still happy to say that I’m a part of this one.

[sokorra]

The Rewatch 229: In the Hands of the Prophets

Series: Star Trek: DS9Episode: 1.20 In the Hands of the Prophets (Season 1 Finale; June 21, 1993)Rating: 5/5Redshirt Status: 1/3.5 Content/Trigger Warning: Religious violence. Notable Guest Stars:Louise Fletcher ( Vedek Winn Adami) – Louise Fletcher plays the rule of Winn for several seasons on this show, and is one of the most rememberable side characters on the show. She is also known for…

[episodicnostalgia]

Episodic Nostalgia: 2024

Happy (belated) new years, everyone!  It’s been a while since I’ve posted, due to a combination of the holidays, and taking time to catch up with some other stuff I’ve been working on. I’m hoping to post here a little more regularly over the next few months, (my baseline goal is at least one post per week, but obviously that’s all time permitting).

At any rate, I intend to continue focusing my reviews on Star Trek: TNG, and Spider-man: TAS, until I’ve completed their respective first seasons.  Afterwards I may decide to temporarily shift my focus to other series (possibly Deep Space Nine, and Batman: TAS) just to shake things up, but we’ll see when I get there.  In the meantime, my next review will focus on episode 108 of Spider-man, aka “The Alien Costume: Part One!”

I’d also like to thank those of you who have followed, liked, and reblogged my posts.  I see you, and hope you continue to enjoy this dorky little project I’ve decided to undertake.

See you soon!